Dr. Xiaoxia Zhang is an Assistant Professor in Adapted Physical Activity at West Virginia University. She completed her B.Ed. studies in Physical Education and Coaching at Shanghai University of Sport in 2012, M.Ed. studies in Adapted Physical Activity Specialization at Shanghai University of Sport in 2015, and PhD studies in Kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in 2020. Her teaching disciplines include Adapted Physical Activity/Education, Motor Behavior, and Exercise Sciences. Her research interests include Adapted Physical Activity for individuals with disabilities, health disparities in movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep), obesity, physical fitness, motor competence, the underlying behavioral and social determinants of physical activity and mental health outcomes (i.e., depression, cognition, quality of life), and technology-based physical activity and health interventions.